The relative risks for smoking in Korea were much lower compared to those reported in Western countries, but rather similar to Japan or China (Table 4)
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On the other hand, the economic cost is substantial, with approximately MYR 2.9 billion (1000 Malaysian Ringgit about US$250) or 16.5% of the national health expenditure, allocated to treat cardiopulmonary diseases and lung cancer that are directly linked to tobacco use 3
It was reported in the Plain Truth magazine that Cast-off smoke contains twice as much tar and nicotine, three times as much of a certain kind of benozopyrene (a suspected cancer agent), five times as much carbon monoxide (which robs the blood of life-giving oxygen), and 46 times as much ammonia as the smoke the smoker inhales! ( Plain Truth , New Truth About Smoking, January 1981)
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